Hand-stamp



I (1N0 Model.)

L. H RICHARDSON.

HAND STAMP. v

'- No. 578,428. Patented Mar. 9, 1897.

WIFNEEEEE UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

LEWIS H. RICHARDSON, OF BOSTON, MASSAOHUSETTS.

HAND-STAMP.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 578,423, dated March 9,1897.

Application filed July 31, 1896. Serial No. 601,164. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, LEWIS H. RICHARDSON, a citizen of the United States,residing in Boston, in the county of Suffolk and State of Massachusetts,have invented new and useful Improvements in Hand-Stamps, of which thefollowing is a specification.

This invention relates to that class of handstamps in which thecharacters to be printed are formed in rubber and are adapted to bespread with ink by means of a separate inking device. In thisimprovement the frame is provided at its opposite ends with a pair of 7bars or hangers Which support detachably a type-roll or type-barprovided with a plurality of flat surfaces adapted to contain differentcharacters or words. This type-roll is adapted to be rotated by means ofa pawl which engages a ratchet rigidly secured to the type-bar, saidpawl being lifted by a lever provided with a suitable handle, said leverbeing held normally down by a spring. Liftin g the pawl rotates thetype-bar sufficiently to present a different surface, .and the typebaris held in such position by a retainingpawl until the engaging pawl isagain lifted.

In the accompanying drawings, in which similar letters of referenceindicate corresponding parts, Figure 1 is a front elevation of myimproved hand-stamp. Fig. 2 is an end elevation of the same. Fig. 3 isan elevation of the opposite end.

A represents the frame or body of the device, provided with a suitablehandle or knob a. Rigidly secured at b to the opposite ends of the frameA are the bars or hangers B B, said hangers extending for a sufficientdistance below the frame to support rotatively the type-roll or type-barO by means of the spindles O, which extend from the opposite endsthereof into slots 01 in the hangers B B. These slots extend from thelower ends of the hangers upward and bend into the portions cl, intowhich said spindles extend. Asprin g D is secured at one end by means ofthe eye or strap 6 to the hanger B, and near its opposite end it bearsagainst the'spindle O and holds it in the portion 61 of the slot d.

The type-roll or type-bar O has its periphery formed into a plurality offiat surfaces, (four being shown in the drawings,) each of whichsurfaces is provided with an inscription in rubber type. Hence thisdevice can-take the place of as many hand-stamps as there are surfaceson the type-bar. One .end of this type-bar or type-roll has rigidlysecured to it the ratchet E. (See broken lines in Fig. 3.) Pivoted at fto the frame A is a lifting arm or lever F, provided with the upwardextension F, said extension being bent up from the upper fold F of thelifting-arm, said told being bent over upon the upper edge of the frame,while the main portion is against the front surface thereof. A spring Hextends from-the handle or knob a and bears against the portion F, thusholding the portion F normally down upon the upper edge of the frame. Aspring-pawl K has its upper end swiveled in the lifting-lever F, extendsdown through the guides L, secured to the front of the frame, and hasits lower end bent at K,

so as to engage the ratchet E. This pawl also serves, by its pressureupon the ratchet, to hold the spindle G into the portion d of the slot01 in the hanger B. Pressing the portion F inward lifts the arm or leverF F into the position indicated by broken lines in Fig. 1, and thuscauses the pawl K to rise and impart a quarter of a rotation to theratchet E, and hence to the type-bar 0, thus presenting another surfacethereof for use.

A retaining-pawl P has its upper end secured to the rear side of theframe and extends down through a guide P onto the periphery of theratchet-wheel E and thus prevents the type-bar from rotation other thanby engagement with the pawl K.

The type-roll C may be removed, if desired,

by pressing the spindle C out of the portions d into the slots d againstthe power of the spring D and the spring-pawl K.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

1. In a hand-stamp of the character described, in combination, the frameA; the bars or hangers B, B secured to the ends of and extending downbelow the frame; a type-bar or type-roll supported rotatively by saidhangers and formed with a plurality of fiat surfaces adapted to receivediiferent characters or inscriptions; the lifting arm or lever Fpivotally secured to one end of the frame, formed with the portion Fwhich overlaps and lies normally upon the upper end of the frame andwith the upturned portion F"; a spring supported by the frame andbearing normally against said upturned portion; a ratchet rigidlysecured to one end of the type-roll; and a pawl extendin g from theliftin g-arm through guides supported by the frame into engagement withsaid ratchet, substantially as set forth.

2. In a hand-stamp of the character described, in combination, the frameA; the bars or hangers B, B secured to the ends of and extending downbelow the frame; a type-bar or type-rol1 supported rotatively by saidhangers and formed with a plurality of flat surfaces adapted to receivedifferent characters or inscriptions; the lifting arm or lever Fpivotally secured to one end of the frame,

formed with the portion F which overlaps ing-pawl P secured at one endto the frame and itsopposite end bearing on the ratchet; and the springD secured to the hanger B and bearing against one of the spindlesextending from the type-roll; all substantially as described.

LEWIS H. RICHARDSON.

Witnesses:

HENRY WV. WILLIAMs, A. N. BONNEY.

